Connecticut western news., 1887-10-12
GREAT HARRINGTON.

Miss Lucy Baldwin, a daughter of Joel Baldwin, while horseback riding Saturday, was thrown from the horse and had one of her legs broken in two places below the knee. She was dragg- ed by the animal some distance and had narrow escape from death. The horse had been recently purchased and proved unsafe. .. Dr William H. Parks. for 39 years a physician in this town, and for some 20 years druggist, left Friday for his future home at Poultney, Vt., his native place, where he has pur- chased drug store and will again en- gage in the drug business. ,.. Judge Norman w. Shores, who has resided since April in one of F. T. Sanford's houses on Castle street, will soon move into one of Dr French's hou ses, nearer the court room. . The infant class of the M. E. Sunday school held their annual picnic on the grounds at the foot of Dresser Avenue, Saturday after noon. The front of the Miller House has been newly painted and presents neat appearance. =. Robert Girling, the dealer in ready-made clothing on Rail road street, has greatly improved the looks of his place of business by putt ing in large plate glass windows in place of smaller ones . St Peters temper ance cadets have hired the hall in the so-called Sanford block, opposite the railway station, and will have one room for Q reading room and library and the other for an evening school. The democrats held cancus Monday even- ing and chose lot of delegates to their county, senatorial and representa- tive conventions ...... William and James Martin, for breaking the Lords day were called to answer in the dis trict court. and being found guilty, paid $5 and costs each. It would have been cheaper for them to have attended church . . MT and Mrs David Pixley, who have been visiting relatives in this town and vicinity for two weeks, depar | ted for their western home in Cedar Falls, Iowa, last Wednesday The telephone line is to be extended into the upper part of this village, formerly called the farmers district, on the east road to Stockbridge, where several | gentlemen who have recently purchased places, want 1t. A number of our village people attended the fair at Dan- bury last week ..'The grammar school which has been closed for week, be- cause of the sickness of Miss Dowd, at her home in Monterey, begun again Monday, with another teacher, as Miss Dowd has not recovered, but is very sick with black diphtheria. Two of the children in her brothers family have | died with it, and others are sick with the same disease. -. The Berkshire county Baptists have their annual con- ference at North Egremont to-day and tomorrow. It is 21 years since the association met at North Egremont. The firm of c. w. Norton x Co.,, hard ware dealers, will soon be thing of the past, as they are selling their goods at auction and will retire from the busi- ness. Thirty two years ago c. W. Nor ton, in company with Walter Mcintyre and Seth Norton, opened the first hard ware store in this village, and the busi- ness has been carried on until the pres ent with various changes of partners. Frank Perry is selling out his stock of boots and shoes and will retire from the business. Report says he will enter a telephone and telegraph office in Brook lyn, N. Y., and another report says he is soon to be married. Four com plaints have been brought against l.. G. Ramsey for alleged breaking of the license law, and hearing will be had in the district court Monday A new cross walk is being laid from the post office.